Battle of Narva Map
The Battle of Narva took place from February 2, 1944 - August 10, 1944. This battle was fought between the German Army led by Johannes Friebner and Felix Stenier and the Soviet Union led by Loenid Govorov and Ivan Fedyuninsky.Basically, the only reason for this battle was Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin wanted the area around Narva (Estonia) for an air base and an intrance for the invasion of Prussia. However, things didn't go as Stalin planned. The German Army hit the Soviets fast and hard resulting in 480,000 casualties compared to Germany's 68,000. By looking below at the strengths of both armies, it is hard to believe that the Soviet Union took the "whooping" like it did.
German Army's Strengths:
123,541 personnel 32 Tanks 137 aircraft German Army's Casualties and Losses: 14,000 dead or missing 54,000 wounded 68,000 casualties |
Soviet Union's Strengths:
200,000 personnel 2500 guns 100 tanks 800 aircraft Soviet Union's Casualties and Losses: 100,000 dead or missing 380,000 wounded 300 tanks 230 aircraft 480,000 casualties |